Progressives Unit Test -Kirk

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List the general goals of the progressives. (3)

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1. political reform
2. industrial reform
3. social reform

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Which parties did the progressives come from?

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both parties; sometimes even the third parties

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Name important Political Leaders:

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Presidents theodore roosevelt and woodrow wilson,

Governors Robert Lafollette , Charles Evans hughes, and Hiram Johnson and woodrow wilson.

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pressives recieved powerful support from writers through their works, condemned the injustices of the city life, the poverty of the times, and the inhumanity of an industrial society... the most notable of these writers are..

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Muckrakers

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Frank Norris

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wrote THE OCTOPUS in which he exposed the great power and abuses of the railroads.

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Ida Tarbell

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wrote A HISTORY OF STANDARD OIL which she exposed the monopoli8stic peractices of Standard Oil.

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Upton Sinclair

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wrote THE JUNGLE in which he exposed the unsanitary practices of the meat packing industry.f

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Lindoln Steffens

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wrote THE SHAME OF THE CITIES in which he exposed political corruption in the cities.

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Jack London

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wrtoe REVOLUTION in which he warned of a revolution that could wipe out private capitilism.

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Boss Tweed

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in the gang "tweed ring" scammed N.Y. out of about 15 million dollars

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Thomas Nast

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drew cartoons instead of writing about the corruption.. for the illiterate immigrants

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Jacob Riis

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"How the other half lives" -urban reformer- improves tenements houses - city parks

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Greater attention to the problem of discrimination led to the establishment of such organizations as the..

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national association for the advancemtn of colored people (NAACP)

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attempts were made to improve housing conditions in the growing slums of the cities .. give an example

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Tenement House Law of 1902 in New york city.

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the years from ___-___ are called the progressive ear.

President ___ was in office for much of this time.

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1901-1920

Teddy Roosevelt

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the progressives watned reforms in the fields of __ , __ and __

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political , social and industrial

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the unequal distribution of wealth in the U.S by 1900 was acutally a threat to our ____system of government.

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democratic

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two governors who fought for refroms on state levels were ___ or wisconsin and ___ of new jersey

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Bob LaFollette, and Woodrow Wilson

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in 1901 pres. ___ was assissinatedand was succeeded by ____ a strong progressive advocate.

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McKinley, and Teddy Roosevelt

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Because T.R. set out to destroy giant corporations he earned the nickname of ______

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Teddy the Trust Buster

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Anit-Trust suits were intiated by T.R. against such giant coporation as ___ and ___

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Standard Oil, American Tobacco, J.P Morgan Chase

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Roesevelts reform efforts were commonly referred to at the ____because even the "little man" was to get a fair deal

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square deal

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T.R.'s intervention of government into business affairs steered industry away from its ___(french) traditions

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laissez faire

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TR was concened with promoting "conservation legislation" to preserve ____ and ___ resources

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Wildlife, and natural

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Pres. ___ succeeded TR. in 1908

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Taft

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the elction of 1912 was unusual because of former Taft and TR were opponents. ___ was nominated by the republicans and ___ was nominated by the progressive or ___ party while ___ was nominated by the democrats

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Taft, Teddy Roosevelt, Bull moos, Wilson

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under presdent wilson reforms continued in areas of ___ and ___

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banking and social

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the _____ SYSTEM PROVIEDS THAT ALL NATIONAL BANKS MUST PUT AT LEAST 6% OF THEIR CAPITOL INTO A RESERVE FUND PROTECTED BYE THE US. GOVERNMENT

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federal reserve system

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the ___ amendment proveded for an income tax, and the___ amendment provided for direct election of senators, these amendments were passed during ___ administration

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16, and 17th, and wilson administration

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the ___ requires legislatures to present certain acts of legislation to voters for their apporval before becoming a law.

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referendum

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the method by which voters may remove a public official from office before his term has expired is called___

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recall

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the method by which voters may propose a measure to be enacted into law is called

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initiative

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writers who worked in conjunction with poiliticians to gain aocial, political, and industrial reforms were called

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muckrakers

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to combat nuethical prctices of corporationssuch as pharmaceuticals and food processing the ___ was created

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FDA

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the supreme court case of 1896 ___vs. ___ dealt with ____ but ___ facilities for blacks.

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plessy vas. fergusen; seperate but equal

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THE ___ WAS A BLACK ORGANIZATION DESIGNED BY W . E. B. DUBOIS TO ABOLISH DISCRIMINATION AGAINST BLACK AMERICA

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segregation